September 1, 1923
The Day Tokyo Became a Firestorm
The Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and Yokohama on September 1, 1923
At two minutes before noon on September 1, 1923, a city preparing lunch was knocked flat—and then the wind turned its streets into a furnace. The quake explains only part of the death toll; the rest lies in crowded neighborhoods, failed communications, frightened rumors, and the choices made after the ground stopped moving.
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